When the Sharks and the Jets plan a rumble under the highway, Maria sends Tony to stop it hoping he can end the violence. Nothing can stop their feelings and they begin to meet in secret dreaming about running away and staying together forever. At a dance, a former Jet, Tony, meets Bernardo's younger sister, Maria, and they immediately fall in love with each other. The gangs fight for territory and can't coexist with each other. West Side Story tells about two warring New York City gangs - the Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks led by Bernardo. Rivalry, danger and romance, which the lovers have to keep in secret, seem only to boil their feelings up to an unbelievable degree, but does it lead to happiness and end in a successful marriage? Usually not it leads to unimaginable problems and even tragic deaths.
The main difference is that this musical "transplants Romeo and Juliet to the backstreets of New York, creating a timeless masterpiece that comes to life with nearly one hundred artists on Chicago's biggest stage." The story of two young people who belong to rival households/tribes/gangs is immortal as it has occurred from the beginning of times and seems like it will keep reoccurring in the future. Many critics and audience members find similarities between Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and West Side Story. All the characteristics of the Broadway musical - unforgettable melodies, electrifying dances and an intriguing plot - are there but what makes this particular musical unique? The answer is - the story that it tells. It was first performed at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York on September 26, 1957. This iconic, Tony-winning musical was originally produced on Broadway by Robert E. Mark Grey is sound designer and Michael Black is chorus master. Davison, with costumes designed by Jessica Jahn and lighting designed by Mark McCullough. Staged by internationally acclaimed opera and theater director Francesca Zambello, the production features members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by a leading conductor of Opera and Musical Theater, Grammy nominated musician James Lowe. In the new coproduction, the original choreography is recreated by Julio Monge. The entire original production was directed and choreographed by popular American choreographer, director and theater producer Jerome Robbins. In so many cases, that connection has been lifelong whether seeing the show onstage or on film, it remains unforgettable." It's been clear from the start that this show has created a special connection with people everywhere. "From emails, letters, phone calls, and subsequently the conversations we've had with patrons throughout the season, we've felt tremendous excitement. "It was hugely gratifying to all of us at Lyric to witness the reaction of our audiences when it was announced that we would be producing West Side Story this season," wrote Lyric's General Director, President and CEO Anthony Freud and Lyric's Chairman David T. Based on a book written by famous American playwright, stage director and screenwriter Arthur Laurents, with gorgeous music composed by iconic American composer, conductor and pianist Leonard Bernstein, and with touching lyrics by American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, this musical is a true masterpiece that was greatly anticipated by Chicago audiences. It is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International, which supplied this coproduction with all performance materials. West Side Story is a Lyric premiere and a new coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera and Glimmerglass Festival and is based on the original conception of Jerome Robbins. Lyric Opera's new grand-scale coproduction of West Side Story successfully opened on May 3 and will run until June 2. However, love is born in the human heart, not in the brain, and therefore it easily gets out of control.
This musical demonstrates the love between Tony and Maria who are related to two opposing gangs in New York and who shouldn't have allowed themselves fall in love with each other. Love can bring devastation, struggle and even tragedy, especially if it is forbidden love, as happens in West Side Story.
Whoever thinks that love is just pure pleasure, with no obstacles and pain in its way, is wrong.
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